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Want to make your own Tweet-a-Watt or Botanicall that posts data to aTwitter account for you to follow? In this class, we'll play with theArduino Ethernet Shield and look at how to connect to remote servers.We'll build a simple project that will take button press data and postit to a Twitter account from the Arduino device using HTTP. We'll goover the basics of Ethernet, TCP/IP, and the HTTP protocol.

Materials students will need:- Laptop computer that can run the Arduino IDE- Arduino shield-compatible development board- Ethernet cable- Arduino Ethernet shield using the Wiznet interface -- here's some sources, or you can buy it along with your class pass $40 - http://www.nkcelectronics.com/arduino-ethernet-shield.html $30 with some soldering -http://www.nkcelectronics.com/nkc-ethernet-shield-for-arduino-mega--duemilanove--diecimila-diy-kit.html $15, requires separate Wiznet module -http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17_21&products_id=83